D Brandt Clarke - Ontario Reign, AHL (2021, 8th, LAK)

[Raccoon Jesus]

Confused why some Ducks fans are questioning someone who agreed their prospect Perrault should've been invited to USA camp, but thinks Clarke (who is a top-10 pick compared to late first, aswell as this being a thread about Brandt Clarke) is a better prospect...

Because the same damn poster's schtick is to come to every Kings prospect thread and make damn sure we know some Ducks prospect is better. It's neverending. Smartest thing to do is just ignore it.

 

[Gliff]

Confused why some Ducks fans are questioning someone who agreed their prospect Perrault should've been invited to USA camp, but thinks Clarke (who is a top-10 pick compared to late first, aswell as this being a thread about Brandt Clarke) is a better prospect...

Did anyone say Perrault is a better prospect? He is a year older. I'm saying right now he is a bigger snub then Clarke.
I would trade Perrault for Clarke in a second. This is not a rivalry thing at all.

Edit: Really funny because going into their respective drafts I wanted all of these guys at the Ducks spots:

Clarke (after Eklund and Hughes)
Grans
Turcotte
Kaliyev

I'm probably a bigger fan of Kings prospects then some Kings fans lol.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Confused why some Ducks fans are questioning someone who agreed their prospect Perrault should've been invited to USA camp, but thinks Clarke (who is a top-10 pick compared to late first, aswell as this being a thread about Brandt Clarke) is a better prospect...

My guess is he couldn’t get an American passport in time, he mentioned to Stéphane Leroux he did not have one

 

[Lt Dan]

Edit: Really funny because going into their respective drafts I wanted all of these guys at the Ducks spots:

Clarke (after Eklund and Hughes)
Grans
Turcotte
Kaliyev

I'm probably a bigger fan of Kings prospects then some Kings fans lol.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Hockey Canada is one of the dumbest organizations out there. They have the most talented pool of hockey players to choose from every year, and almost never choose the most talented players to play on their team. "Let's pick the 19 year old 6'4 guy that will make 2 hits a game instead of this 1.5 PPG 17 year old."

17 year olds are almost never good at WJC though. Even 18 year olds rarely dominate.
You need a team, not just the highest PPG players.
Right or wrong on Clarke I have no idea.

 

[Zach716]

Confused why some Ducks fans are questioning someone who agreed their prospect Perrault should've been invited to USA camp, but thinks Clarke (who is a top-10 pick compared to late first, aswell as this being a thread about Brandt Clarke) is a better prospect...

It shouldn't be confusing if you've spent any time seeing Ducks fans post around these forums.

Omitting Clarke is just sad.

 

[Gliff]

It shouldn't be confusing if you've spent any time seeing Ducks fans post around these forums.

Omitting Clarke is just sad.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Button and MacKenzie just did a quick Team Canada review on TSN of the locks and they didn't mention the Clarke situation at all. That's weird. Seems to me they would have given the value of the prospect???

Team Canada can do no wrong, in the eyes of TSN.........ESPECIALLY during the WJCs.

Pumping their tires all year round, and once the tourney hits its' stride, anything less than Gold is catastrophic.

Been like that for quite some time now, and even if this review took place after the Clarke snub became public knowledge, I'm willing to bet the talking heads at TSN still wouldn't dare question it.

 

[Shroud of Orrin]

Team Snub

Hall, Duchene, Nurse, Nuge, Chychrun I can think of...now Clarke.

Need a few more to round this roster out.

 

[gifted88]

Team Snub

Hall, Duchene, Nurse, Nuge, Chychrun I can think of...now Clarke.

Need a few more to round this roster out.

Newhook & Savoie

 

[Shroud of Orrin]

In good company.

Francis --- Messier --- Oates
Hall --- Giroux --- Spezza
Tanguay --- Duchene --- Nugent-Hopkins
Seguin --- Couture --- M. Savard

Newhook
Savoie

Murphy --- Keith
Nurse --- Burns
Giordano --- Green
Vlasic --- Chychrun

Clarke

 

[LuckyDucky]

IMO the biggest WJC omission since Kyle Connor the year he finished with over 70 pts in the NCAA.

I didn't start closely following the World Juniors (and for that matter most prospects in general until the about 5 years ago or so), but that seems like an egregious snub.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Because the rivalry supersedes logic.
They may dislike the Knights more now, but the Kings will always be their primary rival just based on geography.
They see a lot of Kings fans

Meh kings fans are alright… I prob spend more time on their forums than ducks forums

softest hfboard rivalries in the league

 

[Vukotal Recall]

He might have an attitude problem we don't know about.

But the blue-line is pretty stacked already, I just wonder if Bedard/Wright/Savoie make the team with all the offensive talent Canada has.

Hockey Canada has the attitude problem.

 

[redcard]

Meh kings fans are alright… I prob spend more time on their forums than ducks forums

softest hfboard rivalries in the league

ur soft

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Still chugging along

How's his all-around play coming along?

 

[Mats26]

I love snubs like this. Similar to Kaliyev dropping to the 2nd round. Kid is going to have a chip on his shoulder for a while. Thanks to Team Canada!

 

[Dominance]

Still chugging along

How's his all-around play coming along?

Honestly, I’ve always considered it closer to a strength than a weakness. Then again, it seems the majority of people insist on critiquing his skating, when I have always thought it’s the biggest part of his game (however clunky it looks).

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Honestly, I’ve always considered it closer to a strength than a weakness. Then again, it seems the majority of people insist on critiquing his skating, when I have always thought it’s the biggest part of his game (however clunky it looks).

Same. I guess I"m just curious how he's improving this year all around. Didnt mean to suggest it's a weakness; just that we KNOW the offense is there for sure!

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Same. I guess I"m just curious how he's improving this year all around. Didnt mean to suggest it's a weakness; just that we KNOW the offense is there for sure!

I've never really considered him "weak" or "poor" defensively, I simply questioned some of his choices looking for offense that led to chances against.

He's improved in that area, IMO.

However, I've always been high on him, I believe if you search this thread (not sure if this thread or another), I had him as the #1 player going into the 21' draft.

Edit - It was here, when he was snubbed by Team Canada LAST YEAR, lol

WJC: - 2021 Canada Roster Talk

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Scored 17 points was +10, in 10 games, in January.

8 goals, 43 points in 32 games, is +19 with 12 penalty minutes and 107 shots on goal.

Still leads the d-men in points.

 

[Shroud of Orrin]

Question: Is Clarke the #1 prospect offensive defenseman outside the NHL today?

 

[bsu]

Question: Is Clarke the #1 prospect offensive defenseman outside the NHL today?

It's possible.... Zellweger was basically in his spot for Team Canada

Clarke: 32 games, 43 points, 8 goals, 34 assists, +19 , 107 sog turns 19 in 9 days
Zellweger: 30 games, 39 points, 8 goals, 31 assists, +33, 118 sog turns 19 in 8 months

Clarke has way better size but Zellweger is a lot more mobile and an elite skater, depends what you like.

There are more players but I know the most about my teams prospect so just throwing a comparable out there.

 

[Dominance]

Question: Is Clarke the #1 prospect offensive defenseman outside the NHL today?

Indubitably.

 

[JTeller97]

It's possible.... Zellweger was basically in his spot for Team Canada

Clarke: 32 games, 43 points, 8 goals, 34 assists, +19 , 107 sog turns 19 in 9 days
Zellweger: 30 games, 39 points, 8 goals, 31 assists, +33, 118 sog turns 19 in 8 months

Clarke has way better size but Zellweger is a lot more mobile and an elite skater, depends what you like.

There are more players but I know the most about my teams prospect so just throwing a comparable out there.

Had a feeling you'd be in here commenting about Zellweger